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0272/2025 - Home visit as a tool in pharmaceutical care: a scoping review
Visita domiciliar como uma ferramenta no cuidado farmacêutico: uma revisão de escopo

Author:

• Tamires da Silva Montanhas - Montanhas, TS - <tamiresmontanhas@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3953-293

Co-author(s):

• Lusnara Edite Teixeira - Teixeira, LE - <lusnara2011@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5459-3740
• Larissa Torres Fernandes - Fernandes, LT - <farm.larissatorresfernandes@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6404-4462
• Sabrina Cerqueira Santos - Cerqueira-Santos, S - <sabrina.cerqueira@ufjf.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6748-727X
• Carina Carvalho Silvestre - Silvestre, CC - <silvestre.carina@ufjf.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2162-0810
• Larissa de Freitas Bonomo - Bonomo, LF - <larissafbonomo@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1272-5717


Abstract:

Home visits (HVs) contribute to healthcare access, service coordination, and health management. In HVs, pharmacists can comprehend the patient's subjectivity, contributing to the individualization of the care plan. The aim was to provide an expanded conception of how HVs are utilized by pharmacists for healthcare provision. This scoping review analyzed studies from PubMed/MEDLINE, LILACS, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, CINAHL, and grey literature. The guiding question was "How are home visits utilized by pharmacists for healthcare?" 116 studies were included. Pharmacists provided healthcare through pharmaceutical activities and services, mostly in a uniprofessional manner, primarily directed towards the elderly population. The main services and activities carried out were aimed at reviewing pharmacotherapy, medication reconciliation, guidance and evaluations, providing high rates of intervention implementation and acceptability of recommendations. Pharmacists' involvement in HVs demonstrated positive impacts, including optimization of pharmacotherapy, reduction of healthcare costs, and improvement of quality of life.

Keywords:

Home visit, Pharmacist, Home healthcare.

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Home visit as a tool in pharmaceutical care: a scoping review


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Montanhas, TS, Teixeira, LE, Fernandes, LT, Cerqueira-Santos, S, Silvestre, CC, Bonomo, LF. Home visit as a tool in pharmaceutical care: a scoping review. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2025/Aug). [Citado em 05/12/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/home-visit-as-a-tool-in-pharmaceutical-care-a-scoping-review/19748



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